Micron 480GB 5400 SATA DATA CENTER SSD

About Micron 480GB 5400 SATA DATA CENTER SSD

Product Specification

Feature	Specification
Capacity	480GB
Interface	SATA III (6 Gbps)
Form Factor	2.5-inch
NAND Flash	3D TLC NAND
Sequential Read	Up to 540 MB/s (advertised)
Sequential Write	Not publicly available
Endurance (DWPD)	Up to 5 DWPD (Micron 5400 MAX model)
Mean Time to Failure (MTTF)	> 2.5 million hours (claimed to be 50% higher than competing drives)
Security	AES 256-bit encryption (hardware-based)

Description:

The Micron 480GB 5400 SATA Data Center SSD is designed for reliability and performance in data center environments. It utilizes Micron's 176-layer TLC NAND flash technology, offering a balance between capacity and endurance. While specific write speeds are not advertised, the drive comes in different endurance variants (MAX and PRO) with the MAX model boasting up to 5 DWPD (Drive Writes Per Day), indicating suitability for mixed-use workloads involving both reads and writes. Additionally, the 5400 series boasts a significantly improved MTTF (mean time to failure) compared to competing SATA SSDs, translating to longer lifespans in critical storage applications. Hardware-based AES encryption ensures data security.